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Ethical Investment Analyst (ESG Analyst)
Evaluates companies on Environmental, Social, and Governance factors for responsible investing.
Did you know?
In 2020, sustainable (ESG) investing reached $35.3 trillion, more than a third of professionally managed assets in major markets.
How subjects help
- Economics: Judge whether a company's green plans will help or hurt its long term profits.
- Environmental Science: Check a company's pollution, carbon and waste reports for real progress.
- Business Studies: Read company reports to see how fairly a business treats its workers and suppliers.
- Statistics: Compare scores across many companies to rank which ones act most responsibly.
A famous name
Amy Domini: Investment adviser who helped create the Domini 400 Social Index in 1990 to track responsible companies.
Try it yourself: Run a mini survey
- Ask one clear question with a few choices, like "Which fruit do you like best?"
- Tally the answers as you go.
- Draw a bar chart of the results.
- Write one thing the data shows, and one thing it can't tell you (would a different group answer differently?).
Data scientists and statisticians ask good questions, count carefully and are honest about what the data can't show.
Also try: Where did your clothes come from?.
Known for it in
Netherlands, Sweden, USA, UK, Norway